Hidden and not seen
Word For Today, January 24, 2021 Hidden and not seen!
Beloved, I would rather be hidden in the secret place of God and be with him, then be out in the open to be seen by men. Some men and woman are called to be seen by others, some are not. God made us all different.
The Spiritual substance of God's love comes from dwelling in the Secret Place. Sometimes God hides his secret place ministers to be just for Him, just to minister to him. Then once in a while he lets them be seen by men.
Beloved, that is His choice for he has handmaidens and menservants called to minister to him alone. He is worthy of such honor and glory.
What an honor to minister to his heart and to be able to tend His Holy things. The Sons of Zadok ministry is of great value to the Lord.
He is God and not everyone is called to be seen by many. God has some some servants are to be seen by just Him and the "few that are chosen." Many are called, but few are chosen.
There are "hidden ministries, hidden works of God, that are very precious and valuable to the Lord and their work will have a deep influence on the body because they have been allowed to minister to Him and to touch His Holy Things with Him.
Let us not judge each other by the size of the work we do, but let us discern the quality of the substance of the Lord's life in the servant doing the work of the Lord.
In this day and hour it seems that the "more we reach" the more successful we are. I guess Jesus would be a failure by that standard. He only had 12 and they deserted him at the cross except John.
There is a work that is to be seen by men to come to the Lord and there is a work that is unseen by many that transforms men into the full stature of Christ. I believe the word of God says the following: 1 Corinthians 12: 12-27
One Body but Many Parts
12 There is one body, but it has many parts. But all its many parts make up one body. It is the same with Christ.
13 We were all baptized by one Holy Spirit. And so we are formed into one body. It didn’t matter whether we were Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free people. We were all given the same Spirit to drink.
14 So the body is not made up of just one part. It has many parts.
15 Suppose the foot says, “I am not a hand. So I don’t belong to the body.” By saying this, it cannot stop being part of the body.
16 And suppose the ear says, “I am not an eye. So I don’t belong to the body.” By saying this, it cannot stop being part of the body.
17 If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell?
18 God has placed each part in the body just as he wanted it to be.
19 If all the parts were the same, how could there be a body?
20 As it is, there are many parts. But there is only one body.
21 The eye can’t say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”
22 In fact, it is just the opposite. The parts of the body that seem to be weaker are the ones we can’t do without.
23 The parts that we think are less important we treat with special honor. The private parts aren’t shown. But they are treated with special care.
24 The parts that can be shown don’t need special care. But God has put together all the parts of the body. And he has given more honor to the parts that didn’t have any.
25 In that way, the parts of the body will not take sides. All of them will take care of one another.
26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. If one part is honored, every part shares in its joy.
27 You are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of it.
So let us not measure the size work of God by human standards but by the quality of God's spirt and love in it.
Let us not see as men and measure things by "how many we reach, and how far our influence is" be a proof of God's favor. Let God measure the quality of the word to be proven by Him alone.
Remember Beloved the old Zenith Commercial is a good standard to see things. THE QUALITY GOES IN BEFORE THE NAME GOES ON!
Pride is easy to come to those who look at the size and influence of their work as God's measurement. We must be careful not to touch the glory of God ever and measure things according to the flesh.
That measurement system also causes harm and division by establishing a religious demonic spirit to measure instead of God.
Verses 22 and 23 speak of the hidden ones of the Lord and their great value to the body. 22 In fact, it is just the opposite. The parts of the body that seem to be weaker are the ones we can’t do without.
23 The parts that we think are less important we treat with special honor. The private parts aren’t shown. But they are treated with special care.
25 In that way, the parts of the body will not take sides. All of them will take care of one another.
This morning I give God praise for his "hidden ones" those that come forth from the secret place of the Most High God called to the few.
I give God praise for those who are "out front" that will minister to the many for your Kingdom purposes as well.
Lord this is your body, we can not say to the eye have no need of you, or to the foot I have no need of you.
Let us treasure your whole body. Let us understand your work of all your body parts and how we are to be knitted together into a wheel within a wheel for your end time purposes.
Lord, open our eyes to see you, our ears to hear you and see each other as you see us so your love can be seen in your multi-membered body with no divisions, but the unity only your holy spirit of love can produce.
We are one Body connected to one Head, the Lord Jesus Christ. May your Glory be seen in us fully. We ask in Jesus name.
